Man on horseback arrested for riding drunk

BOULDER - Police have arrested a man suspected of going on a drunken horseback ride through the city of Boulder.

Patrick Schumacher is facing charges of riding a horse while under the influence of alcohol after witnesses saw the rider and horse occasional wandering into traffic on Broadway near the school Monday afternoon. 

Officers observed that Schumacher was slumped to his right side as he crossed streets and forced pedestrians off the sidewalk.

Police pulled the horse over, and Schumacher was arrested on suspicion of riding under the influence after he was given a sobriety test.

Police say Schumacher had a small dog in his backpack and beer in one of his saddlebags. The horse and the dog have been impounded.